What color is #F38DCA?

#F38DCA is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F38DCA?

The RGB value is 243, 141, 202: 243 red, 141 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F38DCA?

The complementary color is #8DF3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F38DCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F38DCA color

#F38DCA rgb(243, 141, 202)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F38DCA is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 55.3% green and 79.2% blue (243, 141, 202).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 81% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 17% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Beam (#F887C7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#F38DCA color codes

HEX	`#F38DCA`
RGB	`rgb(243, 141, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 55.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 81%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 42%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 17%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.13, 46.47, -14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.13, 48.73, 342.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.148, 42.372, 61.034)`
Decimal	`15961546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F38DCA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F38DCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F38DCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F38DCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f38dca; }
.text { color: #f38dca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f38dca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 141 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f38dca, #f38d97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #F38DCA?: #F38DCA is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F38DCA?: The RGB value is 243, 141, 202: 243 red, 141 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F38DCA?: The complementary color is #8DF3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F38DCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.